SMARTIES : As a little girl I arranged them in little heaps. It could have been two toned or tri-coloured heaps, depending on how I felt. I formed patterns with them and even used to build little pictures with them. Lately I only enjoy these tasty titbits but they always connect my mind with my childhood affinity for it.

It is an absolute joy for me to go through my picture archive and select appropriate pictures for this weekly Festival of leaves

About this time last year I visited my son that lives in London. These were taken the one morning when he had me walking from the one side of London to the other side of the city ( at least that was how it felt!!)